Flores (surname)
Flores is a Spanish surname, from the plural of flor ‘flower’.[1]
History
In Spain, Flores is first found in Asturias, where the Visigothic court took refuge after the Muslim invasion of the Iberian Peninsula.[2]
In Italy, the surname's roots can be traced back to Naples around the early 14th century where records show a Flores family receiving land grants in the feudal territories of Persano and Sandionisio.[3]
Variations
Spelling variations of this surname also include Florez, Flórez, Floriz, Flóriz, Floraz, Flóraz, Flor, Florán, Floran, Flores and Florián among others.
Variations can also be found in several Florez coat-of-arms designs. The one similar feature many of these designs have in common is the fleur-de-lis, usually on a blue field, though varying in number from three to five, and possibly used in conjunction with other symbols.
Notable people
- Alberto Flores Galindo, Peruvian intellectual
- Bella Flores (1929–2013), Filipino actress
- Carlos Roberto Flores, former president of Honduras (1998-2002)
- Christina Milian, (b. Christine Flores) American recording artist, actress, and dancer
- Charles Flores, Maltese poet and journalist
- Cirilo B. Flores (1948-2014), Roman Catholic bishop of San Diego, U.S.
- Dan Flores, historian of the American West
- Eduardo Rózsa-Flores, Bolivian-actor, and poet
- Fernando Flores, Chileaner and phlosopher
- Francisco Flores Pérez, former president of El Salvador (1999-2004)
- Francisco Flores de Abrego, one of the first settlers in Texas, founded Floresville, Texas, noted rancher
- Gaspar Flores de Abrego, Tejano land commissioner and fought alongside the colonists in Austin and was mayor of San Antonio, Texas (1819, 1824, 1829 and 1834)rosy Flores
- Geronimo Flores, namesake and founder of Geronimo, Texas, landowner and rancher, referred to as "Tio Flores"
- Juan José Flores, first President of Ecuador
- Juan Jose Flores de Abrego Y Valdes, one of the earliest ranchers of Texas
- José María Flores, governor of Alta California (now California and Southwestern United States)
- Jacob Flores, American judoka athlete
- Jesse Flores, Mexican baseball player
- Marco Antonio Flores (1937–2013), Guatemalan writer and poet
- María Gertrudis Flores de Abrego, Juan Seguin's wife
- Jorge Flores, Puerto Rican female impersonator, actor, and singer (also known as Nina Flowers)
- José Asunción Flores, Paraguayan composer
- Joseph Flores, Maltese politician
- Manuel N. Flores, fought in Texas Revolution and Republic Era, early Texas rancher
- Nury Flores, actress
- Jack Flores, supermodel
- Lola Flores, Spanish singer
- Patrick Flores, Archbishop of San Antonio from 1979 - 2004, 1st Mexican American to become a Roman Catholic bishop
- Rodrigo Flores
- Salvador Flores, recruited and commanded troops in the Texas Revolution and Republic Era, Juan Seguin's brother-in-law
- Tom Flores, former NFL quarterback and head coach
- Venancio Flores, President of Uruguay from 1854 to 1855 (interim) and from 1865 to 1868.
- Zita Flores, fictional character
- Nyselle Flores, Guatemalan/Puerto Rican Princess
See also
- Juan Diego Flórez, Peruvian operatic tenor
- Arjay Ato Flores, Filipino teacher
- Rachael Hip-Flores, American actress